Centuries: 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC - 1st century BC
Decades: 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC 200s BC - 190s BC - 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC 140s BC
Years: 196 BC 195 BC 194 BC 193 BC 192 BC - 191 BC - 190 BC 189 BC 188 BC 187 BC 186 BC
Events
The Roman calendar, which is four months ahead of the seasons is adjusted (by Lex Acilia de intercalando).
Chinese Emperor Hui Di lifts the ban on Confucian writings ordered in 213 BC
Battle of Thermopyla ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC
Years: 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC - 216 BC - 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC 211 BC
216 BC - Events.
Second Punic War:
August 2 - Hannibal crushes the Romans in the Battle of Cannae, one of the greatest tactical masterpiece in military history. As a result, a number of Italian cities allied to R ...
In Greek mythology and history, Achaeus is the name of several individuals.
The founder of Achaean race. He was a son of Xuthus and Creusa. He fled Thessaly, after the accidental murder of a man, to Peloponnesus. His sons and the inhabitants of the area were called after him. He later returned to Thessaly.
A king of Lydia who was hanged by his subjects for extortion, according to Ovid.
Achaeus, a tragic poet of Eretria who wrote forty-five tragedies, some of whose titles are preserved (e.g. ...
Antiochus III the Great, (c. 241–187 BC, ruled 223–187 BC), younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became ruler of the Seleucid Empire as a youth of about eighteen in 223 BC. His traditional designation, the Great, stems from a misunderstanding of Megas Basileus (Great king), the traditional title of the Persian kings, which he adopted.
Antiochus III the Great - Early years.
Antiochus III inherited a disorganized state. Not only had Asia Minor become detached, but the further easte ...
This is a List of poisonings in alphabetical order of victim. It also includes confirmed attempted and fictional poisonings. Many of the people listed here committed or attempted to commit suicide by poison; others were poisoned by others.
List of poisonings - Confirmed poisonings.
Adolf Hitler (d. 1945) cyanide and gunshot simultaneously before capture
Alan Turing (d. 1954), British mathematician
Alan III, Duke of Brittany (d. 1040)
Alphonse I, Count of Toulouse (d. 1148)Including:
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC
Years: 223 BC 222 BC 221 BC 220 BC 219 BC - 218 BC - 217 BC 216 BC 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC
218 BC - Events.
Second Punic War
Melita (Malta) is incorporated into the Roman Republic.
October, Hannibal crosses the Alps and invades Italy.
In November, Hannibal defeats the Romans under Pub ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC 210s BC - 200s BC - 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC 150s BC
Years: 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC 211 BC 210 BC - 209 BC - 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC 204 BC
Events
Second Punic War:
In a surprise assault, the Romans under Scipio Africanus Major captured Carthago Nova, the most important city in Carthaginian Spain.
Fabius Maximus captures Tarentum through treachery.
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC
Years: 215 BC 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC 211 BC - 210 BC - 209 BC 208 BC 207 BC 206 BC 205 BC
Events
Second Punic War:
Hannibal destroys a Roman army under the command of Fulvius Centumalus in the Second Battle of Herdoinia, Centumalus was killed.
Hannibal defeats Marcus Claudius Marcellus once more in the Batt ...
Centuries: 4th century BC - 3rd century BC - 2nd century BC
Decades: 260s BC 250s BC 240s BC 230s BC 220s BC - 210s BC - 200s BC 190s BC 180s BC 170s BC 160s BC
Years: 220 BC 219 BC 218 BC 217 BC 216 BC - 215 BC - 214 BC 213 BC 212 BC 211 BC 210 BC
Events
April 23 - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasum.
Second Punic War: Marcus Claudius Marcellus again repulses an attack by Hannibal in the Secon ...
Book burning is the practice of ceremoniously destroying by fire one or more copies of a book or other written material. In modern times other forms of media, such as gramophone records, CDs and video tapes, have also been ceremoniously burned or shredded. The practice, often carried out publicly, is usually motivated by moral, political or religious objections to the material.
"Burning books and killing scholars" in 212 BC is count ...
The claw of Archimedes was a war machine devised by Archimedes to defend the seaward portion of Syracuse's city wall against amphibious assault. Although its exact nature is unclear, the accounts of ancient historians seem to describe it as a sort of crane equipped with a grappling hook that was able to lift attacking ships partly out of the water, then either cause the ship to capsize or suddenly drop it.
These machines featured prominently during the Second Punic War in 213 BC, when the Roman Republic attacked Syracuse with a ...
Book burning - Famous incidents of other items ceremoniously burnt in protest.
Registration passes burned by Indian and Chinese citizens in South Africa, as urged by Mahatma Gandhi
Beatles records, after John Lennon's out-of-context remark that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus" (see History of the Beatles).
Bras, during the feminist movement, to symbolically protest the perceived holding back of women under the guise of "support" and "care".
Draft notification card ...
Due to the plot strength of poisoning in crime fiction, this is an inexhaustive list.
Anthony Berkeley: The Poisoned Chocolates Case
Ann Granger: Say It With Poison
Francis Iles: Before the Fact (filmed as Suspicion)
Francis Iles: Malice Aforethought
Agatha Christie: Three Act Tragedy
Agatha Christie: A Pocket Full of Rye
Agatha Christie: Crooked House
Dorothy Sayers: The Unpleasantness ...
Book burning - Famous incidents of other items ceremoniously burnt in protest.
Registration passes burned by Indian and Chinese citizens in South Africa, as urged by Mahatma Gandhi
Beatles records, after John Lennon's out-of-context remark that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus" (see History of the Beatles).
Bras, during the feminist movement, to symbolically protest the perceived holding back of women under the guise of "support" and "care".
Draft not ...
The first part of Don Quixote has a scene in which the priest and the housekeeper of the knight go through the chivalry books that have turned him mad. In a kind of auto de fe, they burn most of them. The comments of the priest express the literary tastes of Cervantes. It is notable that he saves Tirant lo Blanch.
Fahrenheit 451 is a novel by Ray Bradbury, the plot of which centers around the practice of book burning. The title explains the alleged temperature ...
The first part of Don Quixote has a scene in whtich the priest and the housekeeper of the knight go through the chivalry books that have turned him mad. In a kind of auto de fe, they burn most of them. The comments of the priest express the literary tastes of Cervantes. It is notable that he saves Tirant lo Blanch.
Fahrenheit 451 is a novel by Ray Bradbury, the plot of which centers around the practice of book burning. The title explains the alleged temperature ...
